Sony Ericsson launches first phone with new Windows Mobile

Emma Woollacott, 3rd February 2010

Sony Ericsson has released the first smartphone based on Windows Mobile 6.5.3.

The new version of the operating system - an interim product until Mobile 7 appears later this year - adds various user interface improvements, along with support for capacitative touch and multi-touch.

The Aspen phone is aimed at businesspeople with a heart - it's part of the company's environmentally friendly GreenHeart range. It measures 4.6 by 2.4 by 0.5 inches, and has a 2.4-inch QVGA screen.

There's a QWERTY keyboard along with the touch interface, and a 3.2 megapixel camera. It supports Office document editing and comes loaded with a-GPS and Google Maps.

There's a simple email set up, and the included Microsoft MyPhone service remotely erases phone data when the handset is lost or stolen.